Population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan
South Sudan: Population using at least basic sanitation services was 8.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan, 2011–2024
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan is 8.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 51.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan peaked at 8.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 2011.
South Sudan ranks 169th of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.7% | 4.3% | 7.3% | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 7.5% | 8.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for South Sudan
- Aquaculture production 34 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 55,000 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 55,034 metric tons (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 7,171 (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 0.13 (2015)
- Arable land use per person 0.2168 (2023)
- Forest area km 7.16 million (2025)
- Share global forest 0.1729 (2025)
- Standardised Precipitation-Evapotranspiration Index -0.8559 (2023)
- Annual change forest area 1,500 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan?
- Population using at least basic sanitation services in South Sudan was 8.0% in 2024, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in South Sudan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest population using at least basic sanitation services recorded in South Sudan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 2011.
- How does South Sudan rank for population using at least basic sanitation services?
- South Sudan ranks 169th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is population using at least basic sanitation services rising or falling in South Sudan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Sudan data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Population using at least basic sanitation services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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